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Drexel Professor Sean O'Donnell brings up a cross section of the brain of a social wasp. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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How social societies may play a role in insect brain size

Scientists have long been fascinated by how insects, tiny animals with even tinier brains, coordinate complex group actions. Colon ...

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Storyteller David Crabb
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When Dad says, ‘Oops, don’t watch that video,’ what can you do but watch?

If you don’t want your 11-year-old son to watch that video you accidentally left in the camcorder you just returned to him, do not ...

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Sharon Pope
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Pa. nonprofits brace for funding drought

Pennsylvania’s budget is a week overdue, and lawmakers in Harrisburg still have not reached a deal with Gov. Tom Wolf.  So wha ...

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The Bearded Ladies, The West Collection, Prison Food

The Bearded Ladies Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles The Bearded Ladies is an experimental cabaret group devoted ...

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Does beginner’s luck really exist or is it all in our heads?

Beginner’s luck. It’s an idea that’s been around for generations. It even has its own Wikipedia page. But does it reall ...

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When being the only girl in the room results in the perfect career

Her first love was opera, but when an audition with a famous opera singer fell through, Lucy Rorke-Adams decided she would become a docto ...

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Chemically ‘supercharged’ disinfectant designed to take on nasty germs

Research at Villanova University yields new bacteria-busting molecule. What started as a simple case of poison ivy turned into so ...

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Living in ‘overtime’ and making every second count despite rare immune disorder

David Fajgenbaum graduated from medical school with an intimate knowledge of illness. In his third year, he was diagnosed with Cas ...

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Taking steps to create a greener Catholic church

Pope Francis’ recent announcement about climate change was revelatory for many, but to some Catholics, respect for the natural envi ...

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Geneticist Gojko Jelenkovic examines strawberries at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Meet the world’s newest piece of fruit

Creating a great tasting strawberry is as much an art as it is a science. Thirty thousand strawberry plants. That’s how many ...

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Conference in Philadelphia showcases latest in classroom tech

School’s out for summer, but that’s not stopping some 14,000 educators from gathering in Philadelphia at this year’s an ...

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July welcomes a new wave of doctors, but how does that impact patient care?

Priya Joshi isn’t sure when exactly the shift happened, when the thrill of graduating from medical school was replaced with the ant ...

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie takes the podium to speak to supporters during an event announcing he will seek the Republican nomination for president
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Christie makes it official

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie makes it official and announces he’s running for president.  WNYC’s Matt Katz joins u ...

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State Sen. Larry Farnese
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Pennsylvania Senate to try again to outlaw LGBT discrimination

Hoping to ride the momentum following Friday’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision paving the way for gay marriages nationwide, st ...

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Designing Women

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